This Fixie Descent Is Both Awesome and Terrifying

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… a dude Superman-ing on a fixie down a hill? Holy $hit.

Dafne Fixed, an Italian online fixed-gear bike seller, is back in action with another hilarious-yet-terrifying video. This time, fixie rider and team member Michael Guerra hits a descent with a bunch of road riders, but without a freehub, he’s constrained by how fast his legs can spin the pedals.

So what’s a rider to do? For Guerra, the answer was simple: pull his feet out of the clips and slide onto his belly on the saddle, holding a Superman-style pose as he whizzes past the roadies.

He’s joined by a motorcyclist who quickly adopts the same style, but to no avail—Guerra leaves him in the dust. The core strength necessary alone must have been challenging, but add in speed and balance? Yikes.

Make sure to watch to the end, when he clips back in without missing a beat.

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